System and method of charging a vehicle using a dynamic power grid, and system and method of managing power consumption in the vehicle
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1. A system for charging a vehicle, comprising:
- a processing device which is communicatively coupled to a plurality of vehicles and maintains a forward model for modeling vehicle charging data for the plurality of vehicles, the processing device using data from the plurality of vehicles to determine an optimal location to exchange charge, the processing device comprising a server which is communicatively coupled to the plurality of vehicles;
a computing device which, based on the forward model, maintains a charge exchange market which directs a formation of a flash charge mob of vehicles from the plurality of vehicles at the optimal location to exchange charge, the flash charge mob comprising a dynamic power grid; and
a power transmitting device for transmitting power from a second vehicle of the plurality of vehicles to a first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles according to an agreement, the charge exchange market being communicatively coupled to the power transmitting device, and controlling the voltage and capacity of the dynamic power grid via the power transmitting device, and the power transmitting device comprising;
an input port for connecting the dynamic power grid; and
a communication device for communicating with the server and the plurality of vehicles,wherein the plurality of vehicles comprise a plurality of communication devices, respectively, and a user of the first vehicle communicates with a user of the second vehicle which is in the flash charge mob via the plurality of communication devices to facilitate the agreement between the user of the first vehicle and the user of the second vehicle for transmitting power to the first vehicle,wherein the processing device uses data from the plurality of vehicles and data from an external database to parameterize a constrained optimization within the forward model, andwherein the optimization minimizes a stop time for the first and second vehicles, minimizes deviation from a planned route, and minimizes a probability of running out of charge over all expected vehicle actions until a future expected charging of the first vehicle from an electric power grid.
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Abstract
A system for charging a vehicle, includes a processing device which is communicatively coupled to a plurality of vehicles and maintains a forward model for modeling vehicle charging data for the plurality of vehicles, and a computing device which, based on the forward model, maintains a charge exchange market which directs a formation of a flash charge mob of vehicles from the plurality of vehicles at an optimal location to exchange charge.
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1. A system for charging a vehicle, comprising:
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a processing device which is communicatively coupled to a plurality of vehicles and maintains a forward model for modeling vehicle charging data for the plurality of vehicles, the processing device using data from the plurality of vehicles to determine an optimal location to exchange charge, the processing device comprising a server which is communicatively coupled to the plurality of vehicles; a computing device which, based on the forward model, maintains a charge exchange market which directs a formation of a flash charge mob of vehicles from the plurality of vehicles at the optimal location to exchange charge, the flash charge mob comprising a dynamic power grid; and a power transmitting device for transmitting power from a second vehicle of the plurality of vehicles to a first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles according to an agreement, the charge exchange market being communicatively coupled to the power transmitting device, and controlling the voltage and capacity of the dynamic power grid via the power transmitting device, and the power transmitting device comprising; an input port for connecting the dynamic power grid; and a communication device for communicating with the server and the plurality of vehicles, wherein the plurality of vehicles comprise a plurality of communication devices, respectively, and a user of the first vehicle communicates with a user of the second vehicle which is in the flash charge mob via the plurality of communication devices to facilitate the agreement between the user of the first vehicle and the user of the second vehicle for transmitting power to the first vehicle, wherein the processing device uses data from the plurality of vehicles and data from an external database to parameterize a constrained optimization within the forward model, and wherein the optimization minimizes a stop time for the first and second vehicles, minimizes deviation from a planned route, and minimizes a probability of running out of charge over all expected vehicle actions until a future expected charging of the first vehicle from an electric power grid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of charging a vehicle, comprising:
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in a processing device which is communicatively coupled to a plurality of vehicles, maintaining a forward model for modeling vehicle charging data for the plurality of vehicles, the processing device using data from the plurality of vehicles to determine an optimal location to exchange charge, the processing device comprising a server which is communicatively coupled to the plurality of vehicles; in a computing device, based on the forward model, maintaining a charge exchange market which directs a formation of a flash charge mob of vehicles from the plurality of vehicles at the optimal location to exchange charge, the flash charge mob comprising a dynamic power grid; and in a power transmitting device, transmitting power from a second vehicle of the plurality of vehicles to a first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles according to an agreement, the charge exchange market being communicatively coupled to the power transmitting device, and controlling the voltage and capacity of the dynamic power grid via the power transmitting device, and the power transmitting device comprising; an input port for connecting the dynamic power grid; and a communication device for communicating with the server and the plurality of vehicles, wherein the plurality of vehicles comprise a plurality of communication devices, respectively, and a user of the first vehicle communicates with a user of the second vehicle which is in the flash charge mob via the plurality of communication devices to facilitate the agreement between the user of the first vehicle and the user of the second vehicle for transmitting power to the first vehicle, wherein the processing device uses data from the plurality of vehicles and data from an external database to parameterize a constrained optimization within the forward model, and wherein the optimization minimizes a stop time for the first and second vehicles, minimizes deviation from a planned route, and minimizes a probability of running out of charge over all expected vehicle actions until a future expected charging of the first vehicle from an electric power grid.
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19. A non-transitory programmable storage medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform a method of charging a vehicle, the method comprising:
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in a processing device which is communicatively coupled to a plurality of vehicles, maintaining a forward model for modeling vehicle charging data for the plurality of vehicles, the processing device using data from the plurality of vehicles to determine an optimal location to exchange charge, the processing device comprising a server which is communicatively coupled to the plurality of vehicles; in a computing device, based on the forward model, maintaining a charge exchange market which directs a formation of a flash charge mob of vehicles from the plurality of vehicles at the optimal location to exchange charge, the flash charge mob comprising a dynamic power grid; and in a power transmitting device, transmitting power from a second vehicle of the plurality of vehicles to a first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles according to an agreement, the charge exchange market being communicatively coupled to the power transmitting device, and controlling the voltage and capacity of the dynamic power grid via the power transmitting device, and the power transmitting device comprising; an input port for connecting the dynamic power grid; and a communication device for communicating with the server and the plurality of vehicles, wherein the plurality of vehicles comprise a plurality of communication devices, respectively, and a user of the first vehicle communicates with a user of the second vehicle which is in the flash charge mob via the plurality of communication devices to facilitate the agreement between the user of the first vehicle and the user of the second vehicle for transmitting power to the first vehicle, wherein the processing device uses data from the plurality of vehicles and data from an external database to parameterize a constrained optimization within the forward model, and wherein the optimization minimizes a stop time for the first and second vehicles, minimizes deviation from a planned route, and minimizes a probability of running out of charge over all expected vehicle actions until a future expected charging of the first vehicle from an electric power grid.
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